happens

VERB

come to pass; occur

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear arise arrive crop up develop fall go on hit materialize meet pass result take effect take place transpire

STRONG

befall betide bump chance down ensue eventuate follow issue light proceed recur shake smoke spring stumble supervene

WEAK

be found become a fact become known become of come about come after come into being come into existence come off luck present itself stumble upon turn out turn up what goes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease disappear fail halt lose stop

STRONG

precede

Example Sentences

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happens

I could outline in detail why every moment of the record happens when it does.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

How they wound up on the Yankees is the sort of old-fashioned scouting success story that rarely happens in an era where analytics have largely replaced human intuition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The lawsuit, filed by the Clarkson Law Firm in August, claimed: "Oura rings cannot measure one's sleep or cycles. That's because sleep happens in the brain, not on one's finger."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

He said this normally happens when the cycle matures and the Federal Reserve starts raising interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

This happens to me sometimes, when someone else has a nice dad who shows up for little stuff—like pickups and parent coffees at school.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison